Adam Burish

Years ago, former Blackhawk Adam Burish limped out of the team’s locker room wearing a walking boot just as coach Joel Quenneville was describing the forward’s injury as “lower-body.”

That Burish was in plain sight mattered not.

The absurdity of such a scene isn’t uncommon in hockey, the only major pro sport that leaves disclosure of the nature of injuries to the discretion of its teams. Most teams stick to the upper-body or lower-body silliness. The antiquated line of thinking is tied to fear of further injury from opponents.

Not much has changed in the nine or 10 years since Burish limped right past Quenneville.

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Years ago, former Blackhawk Adam Burish limped out of the team’s locker room wearing a walking boot just as coach Joel Quenneville was describing the forward’s injury as “lower-body.”
That Burish was in plain sight mattered not.
The absurdity of such...